The Donut Project - 2018 New work on display every Third Friday at Gallery + 78th St. Studios Cleveland

I love donuts. So it came as no surprise while sculpting the plate of donuts on the right that I tumbled to the idea that the hole-in-the-middle shape would be perfect to use as the matrix for every sculpture in my next series. And maybe the next group show, too. Here's the scoop:

First, I sculpted these 5 Faux-nuts. →

Then, I scanned and 3D printed the pink one - 101 times!

Below is a the result. ↓ Every clay sculpture on this page uses one of these identical plastic donuts as it's matrix.

Watch this page for new donut sculptures every month!

Announcing a new collaboration:Original Inner Tube Kid drawing (below) by artist, illustrator Angela Oster, who "creates criminally cute, odd and wonderful beings" was reproduced with permission as a sculpture for the Donut Project! So cute!! Thanks, Angela!

I like legs. With Valentine's Day in the wings, it seemed appropriate to add a heart.

Thanks to the wild pattern and neon colors, the donut is virtually invisible in this hanging fish which would look great in a doorway or window!

I enjoy the whiz-bang created when I use a pumpkin stem in unexpected places like this and in cupcakes. It messes with your perceptions. Not to mention that gorgeous hand painted glass eye. Not shown: he grew big feet.